Enhancing your School Pollinator Garden – two day training will be hosted at the Coastal Botanical Garden in Savannah. June 27-28, 2022. Cost is $30 See details on flyer below and registration link below. Registration is limited to 30 people so register now if interested.https://www.eealliance.org/mag-events.html
Free Webinar – Fire Ants and Nuisance Ants Pests of Southeastern US
Organizers and Sponsors: University of Georgia, University of Florida, Auburn University, North Carolina State University, and Clemson UniversityDate: April 21, 2022Time: 2:00 to 5:00 PM (EST)Platform: Zoom WebinarCost: $0Register Here: https://fireants_0421.eventbrite.com. Soon after registration, you will receive a confirmation from Eventbrite. In the days before the event, you will receive a link to the event. This link is unique to you. Please do not share it with others.Everyone hates fire ants! Since their introduction into the US in the 1950s, fire ants have been pests of humans and livestock. And yet, few of us know anything about how to control them. On April 21, 2022, several of the world’s most knowledgeable fire ant specialists will provide information on the biology and management of fire ants and several other nuisance ant pests.The webinar is free and open to anyone who needs to control fire ants. County agents in GA, FL, AL, NC, and SC can register and view the webinar for personal in-service training. They can also host a webinar viewing for those individuals in their county who would like to receive State CEUs (SC and NC only). Licensees in NC and SC can only claim the credit if they view the webinar at their local county extension agent’s office. State CEU credit is NOT granted in GA, FL, or AL. Or, if credit is not needed, any person in ANY state can view the webinar from any location and on most devices. Other than county extension agents, parties interested include:• The equine community.• Cattle and livestock communities.• Pastures and turfgrass.• Hay producers.• Parks and recreation.• Schools.• Various outdoor recreational entities with a need to control fire ants.Credit Granted by State:GA: No creditFL: No creditAL: No creditSC: Cat 3: 1; CORE: 2NC: K, L, O: 2.0; N, D, X: 3.0State Contacts:GA: Dan Suiter (dsuiter@uga.edu)FL: Faith Oi (foi@ufl.edu)AL: Katelyn Kesheimer (kak0083@auburn.edu)SC: Vicky Bertagnolli (vbertag@clemson.edu)NC: Patty Alder (patricia_alder@ncsu.edu)EVENTBRITE.COMFire Ants and Nuisance Ant Pests of the Southeastern U.S. – April 21, 2022Free webinar to learn about those pesky fire ants!